PH posts over 9,000 new COVID-19 cases for second straight day

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/03/27/20210326-quiapo-church-gc-vu2a0567.jpg' ><figcaption>Filipino Catholics use fans to protect their face from the sun as they fall in line along Carriedo Street hoping to get inside the Quiapo Church on March 26, 2021. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> - The Philippines on Saturday logged another record number of new infections with 9,595 additional cases, and active infections breaching the 118,000-mark. </p><p>The day's new COVID-19 cases, the second highest announced by the Department of Health (DOH) since the pandemic hit the country over a year ago, pushed the country's cumulative tally to 712,442. </p><p>This is also the 3rd straight day that the day's fresh cases exceeded 8,000, data collated by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group showed. </p><p>Active infections reached 118,122, as some hospitals in the capital region and nearby areas declared high to critical risk utilization rate in their COVID-19 dedicated beds and intensive care units. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/03/26/21/pop-up-hospitals-under-construction-as-ph-hospitals-get-swamped-with-covid-19-patients'>READ: 'Pop-up' hospitals under construction as PH hospitals get swamped with COVID-19 patients</a></li></ul><p>The ABS-CBN Data Analytics team said the remaining active infections continued to be a record-high for the 5th straight day. </p><p>COVID-19-related fatalities meanwhile increased to 13,159 after 10 more deaths were recorded. </p><p>The health department also logged 481 new recoveries, bringing the total number of individuals who recuperated from the disease to 581,161.</p><p>Out of 34,101 people who underwent testing for COVID-19, some 16.2 were found positive for it. </p><p>Eleven laboratories failed to submit results on time. </p><p>Some 9 duplicates, 5 of which were recoveries, have been excluded from the country's cumulative tally. A total of 4 cases initially tagged as recoveries also turned out as fatalities after the agency's final validation.</p><p><strong>WATCH: 'NCR Plus' bubble isasailalim sa ECQ mula Marso 29 hanggang Abril 4</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1648878' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p>DOH's most recent bulletin showed that out of the over 700 intensive care unit (ICU) beds in Metro Manila, some 73 percent were already occupied. </p><p>On the other hand, some 67 percent of the 3,800 isolation beds in NCR were already filled up, according to the update. </p><p><strong>BREAKDOWN</strong></p><p>Metro Manila is still the virus epicenter with more than half or 5,204 of Saturday's new cases originating from the region, the ABS-CBN Data Analytics team said. This is also the 2nd straight day that additional cases from the region exceeded 5,000. </p><p>It was followed by Calabarzon with 1,579 fresh infections. It is the region's second highest daily rise so far according to Edson Guido of ABS-CBN Data Analytics. </p><p>Quezon City, meanwhile, topped the areas in the country anew in terms of newly-reported cases with 951. The city was followed by Manila (824), Rizal (535), Marikina (503), Bulacan (500), and Cavite (453). </p><p><strong>NCR PLUS PLACED UNDER ECQ</strong></p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday approved the recommendation of the government's pandemic task force placing areas in the NCR Plus bubble — Metro Manila, Laguna, Bulacan, Cavite, and Rizal — under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) starting Monday up to Easter Sunday to arrest the virus spread. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/27/21/iatf-recommends-placing-ncr-plus-bubble-under-ecq-starting-sunday-until-easter-sources'>Palace: Duterte OKs ECQ in 'NCR Plus' from Monday up to Easter Sunday</a></li></ul><p>The President also wanted to ramp up contact tracing efforts and mass testing to identify the scope of the people infected with the virus, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. </p><p>Curfew will also start from 6 p.m. up to 5 a.m. in the affected areas. </p><p>The decision came as analysts earlier in the day called for a two-week modified enhanced community quarantine to arrest the virus spread, most of which were recorded in Metro Manila, home to a tenth of the country's population. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/27/21/experts-seek-2-week-mecq-as-healthcare-systems-challenged-by-covid-19-cases'>READ: Experts seek 2 week MECQ as healthcare systems 'challenged' by COVID-19 cases</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/27/21/health-expert-tony-leachon-proposes-mecq-metro-manila-ncr-plus-bubble-to-control-covid-19-surge'>READ: Government told to consider MECQ, beef up mass testing to slow down COVID-19 surge</a></li></ul><p><strong> RELATED VIDEO: </strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1648655' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p>The OCTA Research group, an independent research unit providing timely updates on the country's COVID-19 situation, early Saturday projected that fresh cases could reach up to 13,000 by April. </p><p>Coronavirus cases globally reached 126.2 million as of this story's posting, based on the <a href='https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html'>data</a> of US-based Johns Hopkins University.  </p><p>Some 2.7 million have died while over 71.5 million have recovered, the running tally showed.</p><div class='infogram-embed' data-id='_/XwlOyN6W2yUc4AnE9xPq' data-title='COVID-19 cases - 1' data-type='interactive'> </div><script type='text/javascript'>!function(e,i,n,s){var t='InfogramEmbeds',d=e.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement('script');o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src='https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js',d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,'infogram-async');</script>

<p>Active infections reached 118,122, as some hospitals in the capital region and nearby areas declared high to critical risk utilization rate in their COVID-19 dedicated beds and intensive care units. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/03/26/21/pop-up-hospitals-under-construction-as-ph-hospitals-get-swamped-with-covid-19-patients'>READ: 'Pop-up' hospitals under construction as PH hospitals get swamped with COVID-19 patients</a></li></ul><p>The ABS-CBN Data Analytics team said the remaining active infections continued to be a record-high for the 5th straight day. </p><p>COVID-19-related fatalities meanwhile increased to 13,159 after 10 more deaths were recorded. </p><p>The health department also logged 481 new recoveries, bringing the total number of individuals who recuperated from the disease to 581,161.</p><p>Out of 34,101 people who underwent testing for COVID-19, some 16.2 were found positive for it. </p><p>Eleven laboratories failed to submit results on time. </p><p>Some 9 duplicates, 5 of which were recoveries, have been excluded from the country's cumulative tally. A total of 4 cases initially tagged as recoveries also turned out as fatalities after the agency's final validation.</p><p><strong>WATCH: 'NCR Plus' bubble isasailalim sa ECQ mula Marso 29 hanggang Abril 4</strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1648878' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p>DOH's most recent bulletin showed that out of the over 700 intensive care unit (ICU) beds in Metro Manila, some 73 percent were already occupied. </p><p>On the other hand, some 67 percent of the 3,800 isolation beds in NCR were already filled up, according to the update. </p><p><strong>BREAKDOWN</strong></p><p>Metro Manila is still the virus epicenter with more than half or 5,204 of Saturday's new cases originating from the region, the ABS-CBN Data Analytics team said. This is also the 2nd straight day that additional cases from the region exceeded 5,000. </p><p>It was followed by Calabarzon with 1,579 fresh infections. It is the region's second highest daily rise so far according to Edson Guido of ABS-CBN Data Analytics. </p><p>Quezon City, meanwhile, topped the areas in the country anew in terms of newly-reported cases with 951. The city was followed by Manila (824), Rizal (535), Marikina (503), Bulacan (500), and Cavite (453). </p><p><strong>NCR PLUS PLACED UNDER ECQ</strong></p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday approved the recommendation of the government's pandemic task force placing areas in the NCR Plus bubble — Metro Manila, Laguna, Bulacan, Cavite, and Rizal — under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) starting Monday up to Easter Sunday to arrest the virus spread. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/27/21/iatf-recommends-placing-ncr-plus-bubble-under-ecq-starting-sunday-until-easter-sources'>Palace: Duterte OKs ECQ in 'NCR Plus' from Monday up to Easter Sunday</a></li></ul><p>The President also wanted to ramp up contact tracing efforts and mass testing to identify the scope of the people infected with the virus, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. </p><p>Curfew will also start from 6 p.m. up to 5 a.m. in the affected areas. </p><p>The decision came as analysts earlier in the day called for a two-week modified enhanced community quarantine to arrest the virus spread, most of which were recorded in Metro Manila, home to a tenth of the country's population. </p><ul class='op-related-articles'>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/27/21/experts-seek-2-week-mecq-as-healthcare-systems-challenged-by-covid-19-cases'>READ: Experts seek 2 week MECQ as healthcare systems 'challenged' by COVID-19 cases</a></li>	<li><a href='https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/27/21/health-expert-tony-leachon-proposes-mecq-metro-manila-ncr-plus-bubble-to-control-covid-19-surge'>READ: Government told to consider MECQ, beef up mass testing to slow down COVID-19 surge</a></li></ul><p><strong> RELATED VIDEO: </strong></p><figure class='op-interactive'><iframe allow='autoplay; fullscreen' frameborder='0' height='100%' id='ivsplayer01' scrolling='no' src='https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&spid=3001339&vid=1648655' width='100%'></iframe></figure><div class='iwantbar'>Watch more in <a href='//www.iwantv.com.ph/'>iWantv</a> or <a href='//tfc.tv/'>TFC.tv</a></div><p>The OCTA Research group, an independent research unit providing timely updates on the country's COVID-19 situation, early Saturday projected that fresh cases could reach up to 13,000 by April. </p><p>Coronavirus cases globally reached 126.2 million as of this story's posting, based on the <a href='https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html'>data</a> of US-based Johns Hopkins University.  </p><p>Some 2.7 million have died while over 71.5 million have recovered, the running tally showed.</p><div class='infogram-embed' data-id='_/XwlOyN6W2yUc4AnE9xPq' data-title='COVID-19 cases - 1' data-type='interactive'> </div><script type='text/javascript'>!function(e,i,n,s){var t='InfogramEmbeds',d=e.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];if(window[t]&&window[t].initialized)window[t].process&&window[t].process();else if(!e.getElementById(n)){var o=e.createElement('script');o.async=1,o.id=n,o.src='https://e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js',d.parentNode.insertBefore(o,d)}}(document,0,'infogram-async');</script>

<p>The day's new COVID-19 cases, the second highest announced by the Department of Health (DOH) since the pandemic hit the country over a year ago, pushed the country's cumulative tally to 712,442. </p><p>This is also the 3rd straight day that the day's fresh cases exceeded 8,000, data collated by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group showed. </p>

<div class='embed-wrap'><figure data-feedback='fb:likes,fb:comments'><img src='https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/03/27/20210326-quiapo-church-gc-vu2a0567.jpg' ><figcaption>Filipino Catholics use fans to protect their face from the sun as they fall in line along Carriedo Street hoping to get inside the Quiapo Church on March 26, 2021. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> - The Philippines on Saturday logged another record number of new infections with 9,595 additional cases, and active infections breaching the 118,000-mark. </p>

<p>MANILA (UPDATE) - The Philippines on Saturday logged another record number of new infections with 9,595 additional cases, and active infections breaching the 118,000-mark. </p>

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Philippines on Saturday logged another record number of new infections with 9,595 additional cases, and active infections breaching the 118,000-mark.

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PH posts over 9,000 new COVID-19 cases for second straight day

PH posts over 9,000 new COVID-19 cases for second straight day